Lauderhill Resolution Opposes Annex Plan

February 5, 1986|By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer

LAUDERHILL — Keep your hands off of Lauderhill`s land is the message the mayor and City Council members have for the Broward Legislative Delegation.

City officials are concerned about proposals that portions of Lauderhill east of State Road 7 be given to Fort Lauderdale. The delegation would give Fort Lauderdale the land as part of a deal that also requires Fort Lauderdale to annex an economically depressed area of unincorporated Broward County east of Lauderhill.

``Our city cannot condone a threat to our automony,`` Kaminsky said in a letter to Sen. Tom McPherson, D-Fort Lauderdale. Kaminsky read the letter to council members at a Monday meeting.

``You cannot offer us up as a sacrifice to your plan,`` Kaminsky wrote.``It would seem to me that those of us who will be victims of your plan are at least entitled to due process and to be parties to all your meetings. To date, other than through newspaper articles, we were kept completely uninformed.``

Council members supported, 5-0, a resolution opposing any deal that would give Fort Lauderdale land in Lauderhill.

The land Lauderhill could lose runs about three blocks east of State Road 7, from Northwest 19th Street to West Sunrise Boulevard.

``My personal opinion is this thing will die for this year,`` said Council member John Mullin.

Mullin said he had met with Fort Lauderdale officials and that they opposed the annexation plan.

Council President Buddy Clark said the storm of objections should not be aimed at McPherson, but at members of the County Commission who have failed to properly provide services to the unincorporated areas of the county.